The Abstract Background effect allows you to create an abstract image background in a variety of shapes and colors.

1.

Do one of the following:

Choose Pop Art > Abstract Background

Click the Abstract Background button on the toolbar

2.

Use the following options:

Threshold

Threshold = 64

Threshold = 128

Threshold = 192

This option allows you to change the threshold value. Pixels whose grayscale value is less than or equal to a certain threshold are set to the foreground color (or primary color). Pixels whose grayscale value is bigger than a certain threshold are set to background color (or secondary color).

Min = 0, Max = 255, Default = 128.

Size (px)

Length = 8

Length = 4

This option allows you to change the length of a line segment. The length of a line segment is the distance between two points of a polygon. The larger the distance the lower the complexity of the polygon. If the distance is too large, the image will become disordered.

Min = 1, Max = 50, Default = 5.

Vectorize Image

Vector image

Raster image

This option allows you to vectorize the image. Vectorization is the conversion of raster graphics (pixels) into vector graphics such as points, lines, curves, and polygons. The original raster image is converted into vectorized polygons.

Curve

Curve

Lines

This option allows you to draw a smooth line through the corner points of a polygon. When this option is unselected, the corner points of the polygon are connected by straight lines.

Foreground Color

This option allows you to change the foreground color.

OK + Export as Layers

Use this option to apply the effect and create multiple layers, each of which can be manipulated without affecting any other part of the image.